Steven Universe

8.4
201311m

Production

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A young boy takes his mother's place in a group of gemstone-based beings, and must learn to control his powers.

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Trailers & Videos

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Steven Universe - Opening Song - Version 2

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Steven Universe Promo 720p HD

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Steven Universe Music Video | Cartoon Network

Seasons

49 Episodes • Premiered 2013

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1. Gem Glow

7.4

Steven gets depressed when his favorite ice-cream sandwich brand, Cookie Cat, has been taken off the market. He soon cheers up when the Gems manage to get a hold of some of the last remaining Cookie Cats, which Steven believes may hold the key to activating his gem.

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2. Laser Light Cannon

7.6

When a menacing red eye is about to hit Beach City, the only thing that can destroy it is a Laser Light Cannon which once belonged to Steven's mother, Rose Quartz. Thus, Steven enlists the help of his father, Greg, and they search through his storage for the cannon.

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3. Cheeseburger Backpack

6.9

The Gems go on a mission to place a Moon Goddess statue on top of the ruined Lunar Sea Spire, and Steven tries to prove he can be useful with the help of his new novelty cheeseburger backpack.

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4. Together Breakfast

5.3

Steven's attempt to get the Gems to share his special breakfast tradition lands him on a journey through their ancient Gem temple.

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5. Frybo

6.0

Steven brings a mascot costume to life with a magic shard owned by Pearl to help his friend Peedee with his job, but it backfires when the mascot goes rogue.

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6. Cat Fingers

7.2

Steven tries to master his shapeshifting abilities from Amethyst, but turns his fingers into cats, making it harder to do things.

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7. Bubble Buddies

8.2

Steven creates a magic bubble around himself and a girl he likes, Connie, to save her from a falling rock, but has no idea how to make it disappear.

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8. Serious Steven

6.5

While navigating out of an ancient Gem maze, Steven tries to prove himself worthy to Garnet by being serious.

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9. Tiger Millionaire

8.2

Steven joins an underground wrestling league with Amethyst, who is tired of Pearl and Garnet bringing her down.

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10. Steven's Lion

7.2

Steven befriends a magical lion he finds in the desert during a mission with the Gems.

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11. Arcade Mania

6.5

Steven takes the Gems on his own kind of adventure by bringing them to the Fun Land Arcade, where Garnet soon becomes enchanted by a dancing game.

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12. Giant Woman

7.3

Steven urges Amethyst and Pearl to fuse together into a four-armed "giant woman" named Opal (Aimee Mann). Amethyst and Pearl, however, keep on quarrelling.

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13. So Many Birthdays

6.8

After learning that the Gems are thousands of years old, Steven decides to make up for all the birthdays they've missed.

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14. Lars and the Cool Kids

7.0

Steven and Lars get to hang out with the cool kids (Jenny Pizza, Buck Dewey and Sour Cream) in town, but their teenage shenanigans get them into magical trouble.

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15. Onion Trade

5.8

A toy trade between Steven and Onion escalates into epic proportions.

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16. Steven the Sword Fighter

6.2

Pearl gets injured and retreats into her gem to heal and make a new body to project after she tries to teach Steven the art of sword-fighting using a holographic version of herself.

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17. Lion 2: The Movie

6.2

Steven and Connie try to ride Lion to the movie theater, but Lion has other plans.

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18. Beach Party

7.0

After a battle damages the Fish Stew Pizza sign, the Gems are banned from the restaurant, so Steven throws a cookout on the beachside to mend the relationship between the Pizza family and the Gems.

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19. Rose's Room

5.5

Steven's desire for some alone time unlocks a new room in the Temple that answers his every wish.

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20. Coach Steven

6.8

Against Pearl's wishes, Steven becomes determined to get stronger after watching Garnet and Amethyst fuse into the mighty Sugilite.

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21. Joking Victim

5.8

Steven works at the Big Donut when Lars leaves Sadie with all the work.

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22. Steven and the Stevens

6.5

Steven needs a musical partner for an upcoming show, so he uses a time travel device to recruit himself as the perfect bandmate.

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23. Monster Buddies

7.5

Steven attempts to tame a monster's wild form when he accidentally releases it from its gem bubble.

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24. An Indirect Kiss

7.2

Steven tells Connie about his mission with the Gems to heal Amethyst after she cracks her gemstone.

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25. Mirror Gem

7.2

Steven befriends a magical mirror that can mysteriously communicate with only him and ends up setting free its trapped inhabitant, a Gem named Lapis Lazuli.

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26. Ocean Gem

8.5

Lapis Lazuli disappears after reigniting a past conflict with Garnet, Amethyst and Pearl, and takes the ocean along with her, leaving Beach City in a panic on the first day of summer. Steven, Connie, Greg, Lion and the Gems go on a mission to confront Lapis and set things back to normal.

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27. House Guest

5.8

Left homeless and with a broken leg after the events of the previous episode, Greg stays with Steven and the Gems as a temporary house guest and unintentionally interferes with Steven's healing powers.

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28. Space Race

8.0

Steven, Pearl and Greg work together to build a spaceship so that Pearl can revisit the wonders of the cosmos, but Pearl gets a little carried away.

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29. Secret Team

6.2

After they accidentally pop a bubble containing gem shards, Steven, Amethyst and Pearl form a secret team to retrieve the shards before Garnet finds out.

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30. Island Adventure

6.2

Steven tries to mend Lars' and Sadie's friendship by taking them on vacation to a magical beach.

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31. Keep Beach City Weird!

6.0

Steven is taken in by Ronaldo's conspiracy theories about paranormal occurrences in Beach City.

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32. Fusion Cuisine

7.2

Steven asks the Gems to fuse together and pretend to be his mother at dinner with Connie's family.

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33. Garnet's Universe

7.0

Steven interprets what Garnet did during the day after a recent mission.

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34. Watermelon Steven

6.5

Steven grows a patch of watermelons shaped like himself, but they soon come to life and attack people.

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35. Lion 3: Straight to Video

9.0

Lion keeps lying on Steven's face while he's sleeping. This leads to Steven discovering a pocket dimension in Lion's mane.

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36. Warp Tour

7.5

Steven becomes uneasy after seeing an unknown object traversing through a warp stream, despite the Gems' attempts to disprove his claims.

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37. Alone Together

8.4

While practicing how to fuse with Gems, Steven accidentally fuses with Connie, forming a half-human and half-Gem, human fusion called Stevonnie.

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38. The Test

7.5

Steven finds out that the Lunar Sea Spire mission from the third episode was a test and demands a new one.

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39. Future Vision

6.8

Steven learns that Garnet can see into the future and becomes paranoid about the possible dangers around him.

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40. On the Run

6.4

Steven and Amethyst try life out on the road. During so, Amethyst reveals a dark secret about herself and the Gems to Steven.

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41. Horror Club

7.0

Steven goes to the lighthouse to watch scary movies with Ronaldo, Lars and Sadie.

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42. Winter Forecast

7.8

Steven has to take Connie back to her home before a blizzard hits Beach City, and Garnet shows him some outcomes before they leave.

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43. Maximum Capacity

7.0

While cleaning out Greg's storage unit, Greg and Amethyst are reunited with their favorite sitcom Li'l Butler.

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44. Marble Madness

6.8

When several droids from space descend towards warp pad zones, Steven and the Gems attempt to track down their purposes.

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45. Rose's Scabbard

7.5

Pearl takes Steven to a special place that belonged to Rose Quartz after Lion finds the scabbard for Rose's sword.

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46. The Message

7.8

Steven and the Gems need Greg's help to retrieve a message from the Wailing Stone.

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47. Political Power

7.5

The Gems cause a power outage in Beach City, and Steven helps Mayor Dewey with damage control.

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48. The Return

8.4

Peridot and her new partner, Jasper, arrive on Earth.

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49. Jail Break

6.5

Trapped on Peridot's ship, Steven attempts to rescue the Gems from the Homeworld's clutches, including two Gems named Ruby and Sapphire.

Cast

Photo of Zach Callison

Zach Callison

Steven Universe (voice)

Photo of Estelle

Estelle

Garnet (voice)

Photo of Michaela Dietz

Michaela Dietz

Amethyst (voice)

Photo of Deedee Magno

Deedee Magno

Pearl (voice)

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Reviews

M

Max the Movie Guy

1/10

The PPG reboot opened up my frustration over the current state of Cartoon Network Studios, and overtime my enjoyment of We Bare Bears and Steven Universe has sunk not just because of spoilers, but because they represent the state of their production studio in this age - diverse in every aspect but style. Ever since hipster 20-somethings with a passion for memes and existentialism took control, I felt like the only one who could feel his childhood slowly starting to melt, and not realise it until one of these shows got spoiled more than possibly any show that’s ever buzzed in front of me.

Steven would be a perfectly good watch if it was placed alongside livelier, more timeless shows that didn’t have any subject matter that would fly over childrens’ heads but could entertain adults in equal measures, but it represents the best and worst of present-day Cartoon Network; characters with defined personalities, strong she-leads, smart writing and complex, human storytelling, but also humour that sees its web popularity as no coincidence, melodrama prominent to the point of becoming forced, more reliance on internet culture than any other network and diversity so broad that it becomes a tad overbearing. I’m all for progressiveness, but the problem is that these so-called cartoons are designed, written and created by the average Tumblr/Twitter user, these being the (un)safe havens for Japan-inspired nerds and crazy social justice warriors. This is exactly why I had doubts about the Powerpuffs being rebooted from the moment they announced that they’d do it.

Yes, I’m the kind of person who looks for mature stories surrounding real situations and characters with depth, and animation has provided and should provide more mature stories than so many American movie studios think it can. Animation should be treated like the kind of art it is. But animation can’t just have one single personality. As proven with all its original programming from Steven to PPG 2016, no matter how good, Cartoon Network is just too real now to even be considered 'Cartoon' Network. That doesn't mean to say that this new version of Cartoon Network shouldn't embrace influence or teach acceptance, especially in this age of a president with a desire to barricade his people against any "terrorists" who aren't white or cisgendered, but to do so without pandering would require subtlety, something the Crewniverse fails to recognise.

Opinions on this show are respectable, but this fandom has grown to be a clustercuss that in many cases fills in for bronies; almost everyone I know has Peridot or a gem’s meme-y face as their icon and will spoil an episode for what feels like an eternity after its premiere. Some fans will even look past the show’s morals about acceptance no matter what size, gender, sexuality, mental issue or whatnot and trash each other to the brink of suicide. I’m losing enjoyment of this show even during its best episodes not just because it isn’t as effective as, say, Wander Over Yonder or BoJack Horseman, but the thoughts of this fandom and the slow death of comedy at the CN Studios invade my brain constantly and make me feel like a bitter old man trapped in the body of guy in his early 20′s. And during this experience, Lauren Zuke Joss Whedon’d her Twitter because of fans crying like the characters in this show over their ships.

But what do I know? I prefer Uncle Grandpa.

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